All posts tagged "featured"
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Greek-American Hero, Author and TV Commentator Jack Jacobsby Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. Created during the Civil War, the recipients “must have distinguished themselves...
- Posted March 25, 2016
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The American Hellenic Institute Celebrates 41 Years of Public Serviceby Cindy Klimek The American Hellenic Institute held its 41st annual Hellenic Heritage Achievement & National Public Service Awards Dinner on March 5th. The Black Tie event took place at the Capital Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C....
- Posted March 25, 2016
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Legendary Mark Murphy and Spiros Exaras Jazz It Up in newly minted CDby Athena Efter A few years back, Spiros Exaras, a renowned jazz guitarist and composer, produced a show and performed with the late Mark Murphy at one of Athens’ hottest spots, the Gazarte Club. And now, Spiros brings...
- Posted March 25, 2016
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LEADERSHIP 100 CHAIRMAN GEORGE TSANDIKOS: THE SON OF A PRIEST SERVING THE CHURCH IN HIS OWN WAYby Dimitri C. Michalakis George Tsandikos is the son of a priest who never felt the calling himself but as chairman of Leadership 100 he helps young men join the priesthood and after working with Leadership for years...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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John Kiriakou Named January 2016 Patriot Award WinnerBy Chip Gibbons The Bill of Rights Defense Committee and Defending Dissent Foundation has the immense honor to bestow the January 2016 Patriot Award on John Kiriakou. In 2007, Kiriakou appeared on ABC when he told the world...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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Dimitri Nakassis Receives The MacArthur Foundation’s “Genious Grant” Challenging Long Held Views on Mycenaean CivilizationThe MacArthur Foundation announced recently the recipients of the 2015 MacArthur Fellowiship, commonly known as the “genius grants,” including classicist Dimitri Nakassis. He and 23 other exceptionally creative Fellows will receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 grant for their cutting-edge work...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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Eric Alexandrakis’ Like a Puppet Show Album: Remixing Plato’s Allegory of the CaveFor his latest project, noted composer/music producer Eric Alexandrakis has teamed up with actor John Malkovich and photographer Sandro to create Like a Puppet Show, a 12-track vinyl-only album that was released on Record Store Day in...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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Theodoros Kiriacopulos: the unsung Hero of the Mexican Revolutionby Rik Villarial and Elias Neofytides Mercenary, weapons dealer, smuggler, and real estate tycoon are descriptions used, throughout a dozen history books, when obscurely referring to Theodoros Kiriacopulos. Mystery and intrigue surrounds the life of Theodoros Kiriacopulos...
- Posted January 10, 2016
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Kyprianos Bazenikas of Alumil USA: Living the Greek American Dreamby EK When the new Great Recession struck in 2008, Wall Street and Main Street alike felt its devastating effects. In the United States, consumer spending and business investment crumbled, big and small businesses shut down their...
- Posted December 5, 2015
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Three Decades of Success for Alumaline’s Greg Samarasby EK Greg Samaras has been in the business of window installation for almost three decades. Against intense competition, his New York-based company Alumaline has blossomed, taking on large projects and clients, who time and again, have...
- Posted December 5, 2015
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Christina Tettonis Honored by The Center for Educational InnovationChristina Tettonis, Principal of The Hellenic Classical Charter School was honored recently by The Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) at The Pierre Hotel in New York. CEI is a non profit education organization and a recognized leader...
- Posted December 5, 2015
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A Greek and a Turk discover they look alike in HIDDEN MOSAICS: AN AEGEAN TALE by Alexander BillinisLike the protagonists of his debut novel, life has been an Aegean odyssey and migration for author Alexander Billinis himself. With a lifelong interest in the region, he’s lived and worked in Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia, traveled...
- Posted December 5, 2015
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AHEPA’s Gold Coast Chapter Celebrates the Season with its Annual Christmas Dinner/FundraiserIt is the season for celebrating, from hall decking to gift giving, carol singing to constant eating. And, of course, the annual Christmas Dinner/Dance Fundraiser for the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association’s District 6 Gold Coast Chapter...
- Posted December 5, 2015
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Greek education in America: defining its purposeI was asked by the Editor, a longtime friend and journalist, whom I respect for his independent perspective, critical way of thinking and his willingness to always open a forum of debate and thought inspiring articles from...
- Posted October 26, 2015
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Star Parade at the Hellenic Charity Ball 2015The 10th Anniversary of the biennial Hellenic Charity Ball 2015 of The Elios Charitable Foundation, celebrating Greek-American Luminaries in Arts & Entertainment, will take place on Saturday, November 14, at Westin St. Francis on Union Square, San...
- Posted October 26, 2015
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Works of Crete-born artist Annita Faitaki at Agora GalleryChelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Crete-born artist Annita Faitaki in Modalities of Expression. The exhibition opens on November 3rd, 2015 and will run until November 24th, 2015. The opening reception will take place...
- Posted October 26, 2015
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Greece Has a Long History of Defending the Westby Constance Baroudos, M.A. Only five of 28 NATO members meet the alliance goal of dedicating two percent of gross domestic product to defense: the United States, United Kingdom, Estonia, Poland and Greece. As threats increase around...
- Posted October 26, 2015
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Healthy Breasts for Girls and Boys! Happiness is a warm gun (2015), by Amos Poeby Stelios Sofianos The Union: a legendary outcast director. One of the best songs of the Beatles. A respectful tribute to Paul McCartney .A young Greek actress, fashion model and musician. Our health. The New York City...
- Posted October 26, 2015
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Ioannis Melissanidis: From the Olympic Podium to the Top of the Hillby Cindy Klimek The story of Sisyphus, a cursed Greek king forced to repeatedly push a boulder up a steep hill only to have it roll back to the bottom, has often been referred to as a...
- Posted September 26, 2015
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At Historic Moment for a Cyprus Settlement Greek-American Leaders Met With Top US PolicymakersOnce again, a “Who’s Who” of America’s foreign policy leadership in the US Congress, and other well-known American and Greek-American leaders, assembled this past June in Washington for the Annual Cyprus and Hellenic Leadership Conference, now in...
- Posted September 26, 2015
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Panhellenic Scholarship Foundation: 2015 Awards Ceremony and GalaThis year the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation recognized 40 of the “best and brightest” Greek-American undergraduates in the nation. These exceptional individuals with notable scholastic achievements received a total of $250,000 in scholarships to continue attending some of...
- Posted September 26, 2015
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Parthenon Valley: Greece’s Surprisingly Lively (but suddenly Threatened) Tech Startup Sceneby Anthe Mitrakos* Almost two years ago, I put a promising career in business reporting on hold, packed my bags, and headed to Athens. No, not Athens, Georgia, but Athens, Greece, the “birthplace of democracy” and modern...
- Posted September 26, 2015
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Go beyond The Greeks at the National Hellenic Museum, in ChicagoBeginning November 25, the world of ancient Greece will come to Chicago with a spectacular once-in-a-generation exhibition at The Field Museum along with compelling companion programs and exhibitions at the National Hellenic Museum in Greektown. The National Hellenic...
- Posted September 26, 2015
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Church Lady Extraordinaire, Leadership 100 Executive Director Paulette PoulosPaulette Poulos has an apartment in White Plains but she’s rarely there. “My brother teases me,” she says. “He tells the pharmacy, whatever vitamins you give my sister give me five bottles. I keep a crazy schedule,...
- Posted June 28, 2015
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Madam Ambassador: Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis recounts her groundbreaking role as the first Greek American woman to serve as U.S. AmbassadorAt age 43, Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis became not only one of the youngest women ever to serve as a U.S. ambassador, but also the very first Greek American woman. A powerhouse businesswoman and mother of two, her...
- Posted June 28, 2015
